Collections

Ralph and three male friends in swimsuits on a small boat.

Photographs taken by James Ralph Hanford (1902-1996).

three young men Leaning Against a Wall

Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the Bellamy Family and their friends in Norwich, NY.

Roberta Walsh Family Collection
Photographs, documents, and other materials relating to a prominent Mohawk Valley family during the the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Flight of the Hyperion

The Rochester Public Library Local History Division Picture File Collection contains diverse images relating to Rochester’s history.

Sag Harbor Photograph Collection
Historical photographs of the Sag Harbor, NY community.
Sally Savage Collection

Photographs taken by Sally Savage, primarily of Nyack and surrounding areas.

School Letters of Rachel Eltinge

The school letters of Rachel Eltinge, written during her stay at the New Paltz Female Academy.

Skaneateles Photograph Collection
The Skaneateles Photograph Collection documents various areas within and around Skaneateles Village and Town through photographs, stereographs, and photographic postcards.
 Collage of photos showing people at the New Skateland Arena roller skating rink in Buffalo, N.Y. Includes primarily children and teenagers alone and in groups. Date ranges from late 1970s to early 2000s. Collage displayed in the Main Rink and Locker area

In the summer of 2018, Daemen College gratefully accepted a large collection of photo collages from Kiddy Skateland, a roller rink owned and operated on Buffalo’s East Side.

Somers Wright Reis Collection

Photos of Caroline Wright Reis and the Wright Reis homestead as well as ephemera documenting Wright Reis’ daily life.

Southside Community Center Photo Collection
A collection of photographs from the groundbreaking and early years of the Southside Community Center, some taken by photographers from the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that supported the creation of the Center.
Staatsburg Library Image Collection

Postcards and photographs documenting the history of Staatsburg from the late 19th century through the early 21st centuries.

Group of People Outside the Mansion House

This collection of photographs documents life at the Mansion House, Sherrill, and Oneida Community, Limited from 1881-1935.

Damage at A&P Supermarket on Genesee Street

Collection of photographs documenting damage to the city of Auburn, NY, from a storm in 1946.

Suffern, NY History Collection

Images, postcards, and documents related to the history of Suffern, New York.

Tappan, NY History Collection

This collection includes documents, images, and ephemera relating to the hamlet of Tappan.

daguerreotype portrait

An assembled collection of images of the extended Ten Broeck family. 

Northwest corner of Park Avenue & Merrick Road Circa 1915.

Photos of yesteryear and what the area looks like today.

Tomkins Cove, NY History Collection

Historical images, documents, and postcards relating to Tomkins Cove, New York.

 aerial view of downtown Montezuma, NY

Historical photographs, manuscripts and postcards from the Town of Montezuma.

Tuxedo Park Historic Photographs

Historic images of people, places and events in Tuxedo Park.

Tuxedo Park Photo Albums

Photograph albums highlighting Tuxedo Park's history.

Valley Cottage, NY History Collection

Litographs and images of Valley Cottage residents, homes, and local landmarks.

Village of Voorheesville Historical Records

The collection includes records documenting the people, places, and events of the Village of Voorheesville and to a lesser extent the Town of New Scotland.

Grande Glass Plates Collection

Depicts life in Saratoga Springs, New York from a "local" perspective as captured by photographer Harry B. Settle and a few aspiring photographers.